Brokaw, Chris

***Maybe you know CHRIS BROKAW thru his work as a founding member of COME or CODEINE. Maybe you're more familiar with his role accompanying the likes of Steve Wynn, Thurston Moore, Rhys Chatham, Jennifer O'Connor, Evan Dando or Christina Rosenvinge. Maybe I've lost you on that stuff and you best know Chris for his skills as a composer for some of your favorite independent films, or perhaps for the tenures in The New Year, Martha's Vineyard Ferries, Empty House Collective and Consonant. Oberlin, OH's Pay The Man? Chicago's Pullman? Germany's Dirtmusic? The cup of coffee with New Hampshire poet GG Allin? Feel free to stop me anytime. It should go without saying we feel Brokaw's skills as a singer-songwriter and wildly inventive guitarist are unmatched. Otherwise, we'd find the guy who matched them and see if he could churn out albums this great a bit faster (Gambler's Ecstasy is Chris' first rock song solo album since '05's Incredible Love). On tour this fall with Mono. (STREET DATE - 10/02/2012)